Journal profile · Chemistry, Physical
Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism
ISSN 1468-6783 · eISSN 1471-406X · Science Reviews Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 13.8; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism is published by Science Reviews Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism is no longer published by SAGE. Beginning October 2024, PRK will be published by Maximum Academic Press...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Physical
Editor-in-chief Jim Baldwin SAGEPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 5, United States 2, Switzerland 1, Portugal 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine7.5%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy7.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science7.3%
- Free Radicals and AntioxidantsChemistry6.9%
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry6.6%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry6.1%
- Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsChemistry4.7%
- Catalysis and Oxidation ReactionsChemical Engineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 13.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 555 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 151 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 176 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 82 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Reviews Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1468-6783
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-406X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism
What CAS zone is Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Physical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.8; CiteScore 21.6, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), United States (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .